Tell 'em to take a selfie, while holding up a paper with your name written on it.

Yes, why not well... Make sure it's not edited trough some apps

That's true hopefully we can spot it

Yeah, that option has been mentioned by members before.

Thing is ... if you are really serious about someone you're talking with, would you do that?
I'm open, sincere, honest. If I was talking / messaging a guy and he'd ask me that, I would not appreciate it.

The man I'm seeing wanted to make me feel safe and gave me his FB, his home address, and phone nr almost right away. I was seriously impressed.
I hadn't asked for anything, nor shown signs of distrust.
Nevertheless he wanted me to feel safe, and trusted me enough to give me all those details.
I think that was after only 2 or 3 messages.
I did not give him my details in return. I thanked him though for his sign of trust.

I don't think we would even have met if he had asked me for a photo of me holding up a piece of paper or a newspaper with his name written on it.
If a man is so insecure and distrusting, I don't think I'm interested.

ouch!! But... what you just said is actually relevant... I agree to this Crystalfairy thank you

1: No FB account
2: Homeless...
3: Would have to meet first

Hi beautiful!

- meet them in public.
- don't date off the internet.

Hello gorgeous

If the pic is too good to be true.....probably fake...

Not saying there aren't really attractive peoplein here....

but if they look like a model and are desperate.....almost guaranteed fake

there are a surprising amount of fakes on here, don't understand why they do it though, no one's actually stupid enough to hand over their bank details or anything

You are so right! I wonder what are they after, then... The one guy I dared to give my number to and talked on the phone a couple of times... turned out to be fake! Now I wonder... who was I talking to?? All I know is that he was a grown up man with a strange but nice accent... Too bad... both conversations were really nice. I didn't realize he was a scammer until I decided to check his photos on Google images
So now, that's the first thing I will do! IF I ever trust a guy again!

maybe he was just shy, or not quite on par with you re attractiveness, sounds like a really bizarre encounter lol

I had a relationship for months with a scammer it started out well. eventually she tried every which way to ask for money. she said her fathers estate was being claimed by her and that she was stuck with no money to get home to the USA from malaysia . She wanted me to use western union to send money. eventually i said yes i will send money let me know the bank she used in mississipi for me to deposit in her account and i would help wouldn't provide, I eventually asked her for her bank account number.she freaked out would not supply the bank account, she insisted on western union. in fact i am going to message this message to her. they also hate being told there a scammer. since she is going to read this message. i want to tell her i was quite entertained by her persistence.